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  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 1, 2012
Local bands plug in for East County benefit

Taking Back Lives will host the fourth annual Rock Out for a Cause benefit concert Feb. 3.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Hirson
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • January 26, 2011
Scene & Heard

'La Bête' scribe has a Valere moment; Inspired teens nab art awards at county art show

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 21, 2012
Letters to the Editor

Siesta Key offers a great playground; An open letter to Gov. Romney

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kathryn Parks |
  • March 25, 2013
Theatre Odyssey’s Ten-Minute Play Festival is this weekend

Theatre Odyssey’s Ten-Minute Play Festival is this weekend

  • Arts + Culture
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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • May 21, 2020
Downtown: Time to go big and go bold

Before he died, the late Sarasota entrepreneur Gil Waters created a rendering of one of his long-sought visions: turning Main Street from Palm Avenue to Orange Avenue into a pedestrian plaza.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Gulf Coast Community Foundation |
  • February 19, 2020
Dr. Sylvia Earle headlines Gulf Coast Community Foundation’s annual Better Together

Dr. Sylvia Earle, founder and president of Mission Blue and a National Geographic Society Explorer-in-Residence since 1999, will headline Gulf Coast Community Foundation’s annual Better Together

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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Rubber ducks are 10-inches so they can be easily identified by their respective owners.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 30, 2019
Jiggs Landing has its ducks in a row in Manatee County

Jiggs Landing in Bradenton holds rubber duck race.

  • East County
  • News
Blues Traveler will headline the inaugural Sip the Sunshine Craft Beer Festival Saturday, Oct. 29, at Nathan Benderson Park.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • September 23, 2016
Blues Traveler to headline Sip the Sunshine Festival

The inaugural craft-beer festival will highlight Florida breweries and feature local chefs and live music.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Nine-year-old Abby Hite has been competing in triathlons since she was 5 years old. (photo courtesy FinisherPix L.L.C.)
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 1, 2016
Hit or Miss: Jen Blanco

Only 9, Braden River Elementary student already a triple threat

  • East County
  • Sports
Josh Booker celebrates a first down during last season's rivalry game at Riverview.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 25, 2015
Football Preview: Sarasota High

Football Preview: Sarasota High

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Photo courtesy of JC Studios Photography
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 23, 2014
Occasions

Christina Louise Russell and Adam Weston Cameron were married Nov. 9 in Knoxville, Tenn.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Our presidential contenders
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • March 16, 2023
Our presidential contenders

Three Floridians want to be president. Timing and circumstances appear to be working against one. Another is up to his usual insults. The third has the courage, but does he have the will to bear it all?

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 20, 2022
Fruitville crash cleared, lanes reopen

Non-life threatening injuries were reported in a rollover incident.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • June 12, 2009
Poachers destroy turtle nests

In the past week, thieves stole sea turtle eggs from four nests on Casey Key and Venice beaches.

  • Sarasota
  • News
According to FPL spokesman Neil Nissan, crews responded to the scene and restored power to affected residences by 9 a.m.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 27, 2012
Power outages impact north Key residents

Residents on the north end of Longboat Key were among the 900 FPL customers who lost power early this morning.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 27, 2011
Bridge Scoreboard

View the results for the Longboat Key Duplicate Bridge Club

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Vote by mail voters stopped by the Supervisor of Elections office on Tuesday to drop off ballots.
  • By Blake Fussell |
  • March 8, 2022
Sarasota retains single-member districts

57.2% of voters say "No" to the charter amendment.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 28, 2010
Incorporation committee receives feasibility analysis

Lakewood Ranch's Civic Action Forum's Incorporation Study Committee received the final draft of Fishkind & Associates analysis April 20.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • March 28, 2012
County moves forward with Longboat Pass plan

Manatee County commissioners voted 6-1 to proceed with the plan recommended by Coastal Planning & Engineering that suggests three groins for the north end of the Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Courtesy photo
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • November 15, 2012
Sarasota County to trap Lido Key raccoons

The raccoon population at Ted Sperling Park, on Lido Key, has grown increasingly brazen: the result of being consistently fed by people.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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